Danish Basketball League (BasketLigaen) History
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League status
The First Division is the first-tier professional basketball league in Denmark. First Division was established in 1957.
The BasketLigaen sits above the 1st Division which effectively forms the second-tier of Danish basketball.
At the end of regular season, top 4 teams qualify to the play-offs.
The bottom 2 teams are relegated to 1st Division.
Limits of non-Danish players per team: 2 import players (non-Europeans), 10 Bosman players (with European passport) . Total number of allowed imports and Bosmans is 0.
League name history
1957-1998: First Division
1998 until now: BasketLigaen 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 2018-2019 2019-2020 2020-2021 2021-2022 2022-2023 2023-2024 2024-2025 2025-2026
League logos
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Title holders
- 2021-22:
Bakken Bears Aarhus - 2022-23: Bakken Bears Aarhus
- 2023-24: Bakken Bears Aarhus
- 2024-25: Bakken Bears Aarhus
- 2025-26: Bakken Bears Aarhus
- 2021-22: Bakken Bears Aarhus
- 2022-23: Bakken Bears Aarhus
- 2023-24: Bakken Bears Aarhus
- 2024-25: Bakken Bears Aarhus
- 2025-26: Bakken Bears Aarhus
Championships by club
| Titles | Club | Years |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Bakken Bears | 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26 |
Finals year-by-year
| Season | Champion | Result | Runner-Up | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | Bakken Bears Aarhus | 4-0 |  Svendborg Rabbits | |
| Season | Winner | Result | Finalist | Regular Season Champion |
| 2022-23 | Bakken Bears Aarhus | 87-66,83-69,86-74,90-72 |  Team FOG Naestved | Bakken Bears Aarhus |
| 2023-24 | Bakken Bears Aarhus | 86-88 | Team FOG Naestved | Bakken Bears Aarhus |
| 2024-25 | Bakken Bears Aarhus | 2-2 | Svendborg Rabbits | Team FOG Naestved |
Finals participants
| Club | W | L | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakken Bears | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Naestved | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Svendborg | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Final Four participants
| Club | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bakken Bears | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Svendborg | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Naestved | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Horsens IC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Randers | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Players with the most appearances in the Danish Finals
| Player | Finals Appearances | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Darko Jukic | 5 | 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 |
| Markus Vinther | 4 | 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 |
| Michel Diouf | 3 | 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| Ryan Evans | 3 | 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| Malthe Bjerregaard | 3 | 2023, 2024, 2025 |
| Lukas Christensen | 3 | 2023, 2024, 2026 |
| Skyler Bowlin | 3 | 2023, 2024, 2025 |
| Sylvester Pedersen | 3 | 2024, 2025, 2026 |
| Oscar Jorgensen | 2 | 2022, 2026 |
| Anton Harbo | 2 | 2022, 2025 |
Players with the most Danish titles
| Player | Count | Years Won |
|---|---|---|
| Darko Jukic | 5 | 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 |
| Markus Vinther | 4 | 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 |
| Michel Diouf | 3 | 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| Ryan Evans | 3 | 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| Malthe Bjerregaard | 3 | 2023, 2024, 2025 |
| Skyler Bowlin | 3 | 2023, 2024, 2025 |
| Sylvester Pedersen | 3 | 2024, 2025, 2026 |
| Tobias Monsted | 2 | 2022, 2023 |
| Marius Kirkholt | 2 | 2022, 2023 |
| Morten Sahlertz | 2 | 2022, 2023 |
